| The Mackie Big Knob Studio Command System is a
simple yet powerful desktop audio control center. It lets musicians and
engineers get right to the business of making music in 4 major ways:
level control, studio monitor selection, input source selection, and
talkback and headphone control.
Precise Level Control
Using
a big, convenient volume knob, Big Knob lets you adjust volume levels
the way our ancient audio ancestors did, with a simple, intuitive knob,
not with a mouse and screen. The end result is greater precision and
faster level adjustments.
Monitor Selection
When
it comes to mixing, pros know it's best to get a second, and third,
opinion. So Big Knob lets you quickly switch among 3 pairs of studio
monitors, 2 studio monitors and a subwoofer, or studio monitors and a
home stereo, or any other combination of powered speakers.
Source Selection
On
the input side, Big Knob lets you connect up to 4 stereo input sources
at once. This means you can simultaneously connect to your computer/DAW
outputs, CD player, cassette deck, and even a turntable using the
premium onboard RIAA preamp. You can even connect keyboards, guitars,
drum machines, samplers - anything you'd like to hear - through your
monitors. This makes Big Knob great for comparing your
mixes-in-progress to your favorite CDs, for archiving your old LPs,
jamming along to your favorite tune, and lots more.
Talkback Section and Headphone Control
With
its built-in talkback mic and spring-loaded activation switches, Big
Knob lets you quickly communicate with musicians in both the studio and
tracking room - no more hand signals through the glass! Big Knob also
sports 2 high-powered headphone outputs with a discrete headphone mix
bus, solving the communications needs of most computer-based studios.
All the Right Connections
Although
its shiny silver knob is a head-turning feature, Big Knob's rear panel
is equally impressive. There you'll find 3 distinct Monitor outputs
with individual level control, 2-Track A and 2-Track B stereo outputs
with level selection switches, a DAW stereo output for your computer, a
Studio output with level control, a Phones Mix input with level
selection switch, 2-Track A and 2-Track B Stereo Source inputs with
level control, a DAW Mix input from your computer with level control,
and even a Phono input with level control for direct connection to your
turntable.
Sound Quality
Because Big
Knob plays a crucial link between recording output(s) and studio
monitors, Mackie has placed the utmost importance on pristine,
no-compromise sound quality. For this reason, Big Knob features ultra
low-noise op amps, extremely low-tolerance components and
state-of-the-art surface mount technology. All of this ensures superb
sound in critical listening environments and long-term reliability -
even under daily, and nightly, studio use.
Applications
Big
Knob is perfectly suited to a range of applications beyond desktop
music making, including home stereo systems, keyboard/guitar rigs,
high-end multimedia systems, archiving LPs to CD, classrooms and
boardrooms, and more.
Mackie Big Knob Studio Command System Features:
- Tabletop level control/monitor switcher/source selector & talkback box
- Big, convenient volume knob for precise level adjustments
- Switches among 3 sets of studio monitors
- Built-in talkback microphone eases communication with musicians
- Monitor 4 independent stereo inputs including one for your DAW Mix
- Dual headphone outputs with independent volume controls and headphone mix bus
- Phono preamp for direct turntable connection
- High-end studio sound quality and robust construction
- Perfect for computer-based studios
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